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United States Patent |
5,737,903
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Minutillo
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April 14, 1998
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Newspaper recycling disposal system
Abstract
A newspaper recycling disposal system that stacks and bundles used
newspapers while eliminating need for using ties to tie the used
newspapers to form bundles wherein the bundles are compatible with pulping
processes used for recycling the used newspapers at paper mills, by virtue
of eliminating the ties that are incompatible, and thereby eliminating
contaminates which require labor and time to remove which reduces the
value of the used newspapers that have been bundled. The system includes a
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, a replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve, and a
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag. The replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sits replaceably in the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and has the used
newspapers stackable therein and has an open and circular-shaped top that
forms an open mouth that receives the used newspapers. And, the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag has a circular-shaped and open top
that forms a mouth that removably receives the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and is manufactured of the
material that is compatible with the pulping processes used for recycling
the used newspapers at the paper mills wherein the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag captures and bundles the used
newspapers stacked in the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve when the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve is removed from both the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container and the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag.
Inventors:
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Minutillo; Thomas (1537-75 St., Brooklyn, NY 11228)
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Appl. No.:
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816959 |
Filed:
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December 23, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: |
53/475; 53/260; 53/390; 53/459; 53/575; 220/495.07; 220/908 |
Intern'l Class: |
B65B 067/04 |
Field of Search: |
220/403,404,908,909
53/244,255,260,390,447,459,475,540,570,575,576
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References Cited
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3734340 | May., 1973 | Ippolito et al. | 220/404.
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3822524 | Jul., 1974 | Jerpbak | 53/390.
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3915329 | Oct., 1975 | Zaks | 220/404.
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4014157 | Mar., 1977 | Pearce | 53/390.
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4280315 | Jul., 1981 | Von Hapsburg | 53/390.
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4457483 | Jul., 1984 | Gagne | 220/908.
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4749011 | Jun., 1988 | Rylander | 53/390.
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4890652 | Jan., 1990 | Hoerner | 53/390.
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4979547 | Dec., 1990 | Hoerner | 53/390.
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5022316 | Jun., 1991 | Hellwig.
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5042371 | Aug., 1991 | Katz.
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5072852 | Dec., 1991 | Smith et al. | 220/909.
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5129526 | Jul., 1992 | Craft, Jr. et al.
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5154038 | Oct., 1992 | Capaci | 53/390.
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5282545 | Feb., 1994 | White.
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5388687 | Feb., 1995 | Philip.
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Primary Examiner: Moon; Daniel
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Miller, P.E.; Richard L.
Claims
The invention claimed is:
1. A newspaper recycling disposal system that stacks and bundles used
newspapers with a weight while eliminating need for using ties to tie the
used newspapers to form a bundle wherein the bundle is compatible with
pulping processes used for recycling the used newspapers at paper mills,
by virtue of eliminating the ties that are incompatible, and thereby
eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove which
reduces value of the used newspapers that have been bundled, said system
comprising:
a) a generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container having a
longitudinal axis, a circular-shaped and open top, and an outer surface;
b) a replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sitting
coaxially and replaceably in said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container and having the used newspapers stackable therein; said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve having an open
and circular-shaped bottom and an open and circular-shaped top forming an
open mouth for receiving the used newspapers being stacked in said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve; and
c) a circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag having a circular-shaped bottom
and a circular-shaped and open top forming a mouth for removably receiving
said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and being
manufactured of the material being compatible with the pulping processes
used for recycling the used newspapers at the paper mills and thereby
eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove which
reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been bundled; said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag capturing and bundling the used
newspapers stacked in said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve when said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve is removed from both said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container and said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag which remains in
said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container with the used
newspapers captured therein, by virtue of the weight of the used
newspapers impacting on said circular-shaped bottom of said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag, until said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein is removed, as the bundle, from said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container without the need for using the
ties to tie the used newspapers to form the bundle which is then disposed
of for recycling.
2. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag is recycled kraft so as to be
compatible with the pulping processes used for recycling the used
newspapers at paper mills, by virtue of eliminating the ties that are
incompatible, and thereby eliminating contaminates which require labor and
time to remove which reduces the value of the used newspapers that have
been bundled.
3. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a generally
elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base that is oriented
obliquely to said longitudinal axis of said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container so as to allow said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped to be inclined when rested on a horizontal
surface and assist in stacking the used newspapers.
4. The system as defined in claim 3, wherein said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber that extends coaxially
therein from sightly above, and inclined to, said generally
elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base of said
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container to, and opening into,
said circular-shaped and open top of said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
5. The system as defined in claim 4, wherein said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has an internal
circumferential ledge that extends circumferentially around said
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber in said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and is disposed slightly below,
and parallel to, said circular-shaped and open top of said generally
circular-circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
6. The system as defined in claim 4, wherein said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sits replaceably in, and
substantially conforms to, said circular-cylindrically-shaped internal
chamber in said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
7. The system as defined in claim 3, wherein said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a
longitudinally-oriented pedestal that is fixedly attached to said outer
surface of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and
extends vertically downwardly from said circular-shaped and open top of
said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, perpendicularly to
said generally elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base
of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and provides a
wider footprint for better balance of said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container so as to prevent said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container from falling over as a result of
its incline.
8. The device as defined in claim 7, wherein said longitudinally-oriented
pedestal of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container has a
recess therein that extends longitudinally therealong, from slightly above
said generally elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base
of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and tapering
upwardly therefrom, towards said circular-shaped and open top of said
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and provides a step for
placement of a foot of a user so as to add stability when the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein are removed.
9. The system as defined in claim 7, wherein said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a hinge block that
extends longitudinally along, and is fixedly attached to, said outer
surface of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and
which is disposed diametrically opposite to said longitudinally-oriented
pedestal of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
10. The system as defined in claim 9, wherein said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a shallow and
circular-cylindrically-shaped cover that is hingedly attached to said
hinge block of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, by
a hinge pin, and which selectively opens and closes said circular-shaped
and open top of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
11. The system as defined in claim 10, wherein said hinge block of said
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container extends upwardly past
said circular-shaped and open top of said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container so as to allow said open and
circular-shaped top of said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve to clear said shallow and circular-cylindrically-shaped cover
of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container when said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve is positioned
in said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and said shallow
and circular-cylindrically-shaped cover is closed.
12. The system as defined in claim 10, wherein said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve further has a
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip that
extends circumferentially therearound, and radially outwardly therefrom,
and is disposed below and parallel to, said open and circular-shaped top
of said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve.
13. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein said
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve rests on said
internal circumferential ledge in said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container, with said open and
circular-shaped top of said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve extending slightly upwardly past said circular-shaped and
open top of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, when
said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve is
positioned in said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
14. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve further has a substantially
C-shaped handle that is pivotally attached thereto, via a pair of
diametrically-opposed handle mounting throughbores disposed therein, at a
position between said open and circular-shaped top of said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and said
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve so as to allow
said substantially C-shaped handle of said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve to be pivoted downwardly and
not protrude past said open and circular-shaped top of said replaceable
and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve when said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve is positioned in said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container and said shallow and
circular-cylindrically-shaped cover of said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container is closed.
15. The system as defined in claim 12, wherein said circular-shaped bottom
of said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag abuts against said open and
circular-shaped bottom of said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and said circular-shaped and
open top of said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag abuts against said
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve when said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve is removably
received in said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag.
16. A method of using a newspaper recycling disposal system to stack and
bundle used newspapers with a weight while eliminating need for using ties
to tie the used newspapers to form a bundle wherein the bundle is
compatible with pulping processes used for recycling the used newspapers
at paper mills, by virtue of eliminating the ties that are incompatible,
and thereby eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to
remove which reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been
bundled, said method comprising the steps of:
a) inserting a replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve
of said newspaper recycling disposal system through a circular-shaped and
open top of a circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag of said newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh
bag is manufactured of the material being compatible with the pulping
processes used for recycling the used newspapers at the paper mills and
thereby eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove
which reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been bundled;
b) capturing said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve snugly and coaxially in said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh
bag;
c) abutting a circular-shaped bottom of said circular-cylindrically-shaped
mesh bag against an open and circular-shaped bottom of said replaceable
and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve;
d) abutting said circular-shaped and open top of said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag against a
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve;
e) inserting said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve through an open top of a generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
and inclined container of said newspaper recycling disposal system;
f) capturing said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve substantially conformingly and coaxially in a
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber in said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container;
g) resting said circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending
lip of said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve on
a circumferential ledge in said circular-cylindrically-shaped internal
chamber in said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container;
h) extending an open and circular-shaped top of said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve slightly upwardly past said
open top of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container;
i) inserting the used newspapers through said open and circular-shaped top
of said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve;
j) stacking the used newspapers in said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve, until the used newspapers
being stacked are ready for disposal and recycling;
k) grabbing a substantially C-shaped handle of said replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve;
l) inserting a foot of a user into a recess in a longitudinally-oriented
pedestal of said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container to add stability;
m) removing said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve
from both said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container and said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag;
n) retaining said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used
newspapers captured therein in said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container, by virtue of the
weight of the used newspapers impacting on said circular-shaped bottom of
said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag;
o) grabbing said circular-shaped and open top of said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein; and
p) removing said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used
newspapers captured therein from said circular-cylindrically-shaped
internal chamber in said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and
inclined container, through said open top of said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container.
17. A method of stacking and bundling used newspapers with a weight while
eliminating need for using ties to tie the used newspapers to form a
bundle wherein the bundle is compatible with pulping processes used for
recycling the used newspapers at paper mills, by virtue of eliminating the
ties that are incompatible, and thereby eliminating contaminates which
require labor and time to remove which reduces value of the used
newspapers that have been bundled, comprising the step of stacking and
bundling the used newspapers in a newspaper recycling disposal system
which comprises:
a) a generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container having a
longitudinal axis, a circular-shaped and open top, and an outer surface;
b) a replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sitting
coaxially and replaceably in said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container and having the used newspapers stackable therein; said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve having an open
and circular-shaped bottom and an open and circular-shaped top forming an
open mouth for receiving the used newspapers being stacked in said
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve; and
c) a circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag having a circular-shaped bottom
and a circular-shaped and open top forming a mouth for removably receiving
said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and being
manufactured of the material being compatible with the pulping processes
used for recycling the used newspapers at the paper mills and thereby
eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove which
reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been bundled; said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag capturing and bundling the used
newspapers stacked in said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve when said replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve is removed from both said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container and said circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag which remains in
said generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container with the used
newspapers captured therein, by virtue of the weight of the used
newspapers impacting on said circular-shaped bottom of said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag, until said
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein is removed, as the bundle, from said generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container without the need for using the
ties to tie the used newspapers to form the bundle which is then disposed
of for recycling.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a newspaper recycling disposal system.
More particularly, the present invention relates to a newspaper recycling
disposal system that stacks and bundles used newspapers with a weight
while eliminating the need for using ties to tie the used newspapers to
form a bundle wherein the bundle is compatible with pulping processes used
for recycling the used newspapers at paper mills, by virtue of elimination
of the ties that are incompatible, and thereby eliminating contaminates
which require labor and time to remove which reduces the value of the used
newspapers that have been bundled. The system includes a generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container, a replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve, and a
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag. The replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sits replaceably in the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and has the used
newspapers stackable therein and has an open and circular-shaped top that
forms an open mouth that receives the used newspapers. And, the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag has a circular-shaped bottom and a
circular-shaped and open top that forms a mouth that removably receives
the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and is
manufactured of the material being compatible with the pulping processes
used for recycling the used newspapers at the paper mills and thereby
eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove which
reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been bundled wherein
the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag captures and bundles the used
newspapers stacked in the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve when the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve is removed from both the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container and the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag which remains in
the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container with the used
newspapers captured therein, by virtue of the weight of the used
newspapers impacting on the circular-shaped bottom of the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag, until the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein is removed, as the bundle, from the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container without the need for using the
ties to tie the used newspapers to form the bundle which is then disposed
of for recycling.
In recent years, environmental concerns have resulted in an increased
awareness of the need to recycle certain materials in order to save
dwindling natural resources. One such material is paper, typically in the
form of newspaper. In fact, many municipalities have recently instituted
mandatory recycling programs which require that residents save and bundle
their newspapers, which are then taken to a recycling center for
processing.
Most purchasers of newspapers, however, when finished reading them, want to
dispose of the papers in an easy, economical, and quick manner. The
easiest and quickest way to handle and dispose of used newspapers is
simply to throw them into the trash. This, however, is ecologically
unsound since the papers aren't recycled if they are commingled with other
trash. Also the papers quickly take up much of the available space in the
trash bag or trash container.
Currently, to recycle newspapers, one must bundle and carry them to a
recycling center, or, in a few communities, to a curbside for a collection
by a recycler.
Typically, municipalities require that the residents bundle their
newspapers in stacks, which bundles are then secured by, e.g. twine, paper
tape, or the like. In order to comply with these requirements, many
homeowners merely place their newspapers in a pile until the pile reaches
the desired stack height. The pile of newspapers is then secured.
Users can bundle used newspapers manually, e.g. by taking a bundle of the
desired size, wrapping string around the bundle, and tying the string.
Most users, however, find this operation awkward and time consuming since
they have to lift the bundle and manually position and wrap string around
it several times, knot it, etc. i.e., the process is slow and cumbersome
as a result of its manual nature. As a result, many users do not take the
trouble to bundle their newspapers and therefore carry them out in loose,
unbundled stacks which are difficult to handle. Also, this produces litter
since individual papers often separate and sometimes blow away. Further,
it is ecologically harmful since users often do not want to take the
trouble to recycle their papers as they are difficult to handle.
For many people, such as the aged and physically handicapped, bundling is a
difficult task, since a stack of newspaper weighs a considerable amount
and is difficult to manipulate so as to put the twine or paper tape
beneath the bundle during the securing process.
Furthermore, the traditional means for bundling papers, e.g. string, tape,
shopping bags, wire, etc., are incompatible with the pulping process used
for recycling newspapers at paper mills. Thus, such bundling means, from
the point of view of the recycler, are contaminates which require labor
and time to remove and therefore reducing the value of the collected
paper.
Numerous innovations for paper bundling devices have been provided in the
prior art that will be described. Even though these innovations may be
suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address,
however, they differ from the present invention in that they do not teach
a newspaper recycling disposal system that stacks and bundles used
newspapers with a weight while eliminating the need for using ties to tie
the used newspapers to form a bundle wherein the bundle is compatible with
pulping processes used for recycling the used newspapers at paper mills,
by virtue of elimination of the ties that are incompatible, and thereby
eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove which
reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been bundled. The
system includes a generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, a
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve, and a
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag. The replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sits replaceably in the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and has the used
newspapers stackable therein and has an open and circular-shaped top that
forms an open mouth that receives the used newspapers. And, the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag has a circular-shaped bottom and a
circular-shaped and open top that forms a mouth that removably receives
the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and is
manufactured of the material being compatible with the pulping processes
used for recycling the used newspapers at the paper mills and thereby
eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove which
reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been bundled wherein
the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag captures and bundles the used
newspapers stacked in the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve when the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve is removed from both the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container and the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag which remains in
the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container with the used
newspapers captured therein, by virtue of the weight of the used
newspapers impacting on the circular-shaped bottom of the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag, until the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein is removed, as the bundle, from the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container without the need for using the
ties to tie the used newspapers to form the bundle which is then disposed
of for recycling.
FOR EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. Des. 247,207 to Moynihan teaches the ornamental
design for a newspaper storing and bundling device.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,022,316 to Hellwig teaches a newspaper
bundler that includes a rigid frame assembly for enabling newspapers to be
easily stacked into a pile. The frame includes a U-shaped crosswise holder
whose upstanding opposing side arms are made of sheet metal or plastic
channels. A stack of paper bundling straps is positioned on the crosswise
portion. The channels each have a pocket for holding fan-folded end
portions of the stack of paper straps. One end portion of each strap is
coated with adhesive so when the end portions of a strap are pulled from
their pockets, they can be attached together around the pile of papers to
securely bundle them so that they can be carried easily with one hand. The
entire bundle is recyclable at a paper mill. In lieu of sheet metal side
channels with pockets, the side pockets can be formed of tubular members
bent and shaped to form pockets for the fan-folded ends of the straps.
Also, the entire frame assembly can be a single, integral injection-molded
piece of plastic.
STILL ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,042,371 to Katz teaches an apparatus
for storing and bundling recyclable material. The apparatus includes
rotatable containment members separated by a space, which support the
recyclable material spanning the space. Rotation of the containment
members allows bundling material lined up with the space to completely
encircle the recyclable material without interference from the structure
of the storage and bundling apparatus.
YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,129,526 to Craft, Jr. et al. teaches a
container for stacking and bundling newspaper or the like. The container
includes a rear wall and side walls defining an open front around which is
a rim. The rear wall and the side walls extend upwardly from a bottom
surface and are provided with windows therein. Front pedestals and rear
pedestals are positioned at the front and rear of the side walls and have
inclined upper newspaper supporting surfaces all lying the same plane. The
bottom surface is provided with raised stop surfaces and inclined ramp
surfaces to locate a ball of twine used to bundle the newspaper. The twine
may be tied to rear wall through window and draped from back to front
along bottom surface and may also be tied to one side wall through either
window and draped from side to side along bottom surfaces so that
newspaper resting on the pedestals may be readily bundled. A bag may also
be positioned on the pedestals such that its open mouth extends generally
upwardly through the open front of the container to receive the
newspapers.
STILL YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,282,545 to White teaches a
storage and disposal system for newspapers incorporating a storage cabinet
approximating the dimensions of a standard newspaper having supports
placed near the top inside walls of the cabinet to receive a liner. The
liner comprises opposed preformed lengths of bundling material with ends
designed to engage cabinet supports positioning the opened liner into the
empty cabinet. After periodic deposits of newspapers that fill the storage
cabinet to capacity, the added length of bundling material contained in
the liner magazine are pulled out and used to complete the bundle closure
without requiring the use of tools or complicated knots and removed the
bundled contents of cabinet with ease.
FINALLY, YET STILL ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,388,687 to Philip
teaches a packaging device for bundling papers to be recycled. The device
includes a planar sheet of cardboard with an upper surface and a lower
surface and formed of parallel sheets and a corrugated layer intermediate
thereof. The cardboard is of a size and shape substantially that of a
newspaper when folded. A paper cover in a rectangular configuration id
slightly larger than that of the cardboard. The paper cover is adhered
over the majority of its central extent to the lower surface of the
cardboard and with peripheral edges folded over and adhesively adhered to
the upper surface of the cardboard around the periphery thereof. Each side
edge of the periphery is formed with a centrally located slot for the
receipt of a tie string. A pair of tie strings that are positionable at
right angles to each other and cross at the center point of the cardboard
between the cardboard and the cover. The tie strings extend beyond the
periphery of the cardboard and the cover to constitute tie strings
positionable over a quantity of newspapers supported on the upper surface
of the cardboard and the periphery.
It is apparent that numerous innovations for paper bundling devices have
been provided in the prior art that are adapted to be used. Furthermore,
even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual
purposes to which they address, however, they would not be suitable for
the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
ACCORDINGLY, AN OBJECT Of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.
ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper recycling
disposal system that simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system that is simple to use.
YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system that stacks and bundles used newspapers while
eliminating the need for using ties to tie the used newspapers to form
bundles wherein the bundles are compatible with pulping processes used for
recycling the used newspapers at paper mills, by virtue of eliminating the
ties that are incompatible, and thereby eliminating contaminates which
require labor and time to remove which reduces the value of the used
newspapers that have been bundled.
BRIEFLY STATED, STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to
provide a newspaper recycling disposal system that includes a generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container, a replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve, and a
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container has a longitudinal axis, a
circular-shaped and open top, and an outer surface.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sits coaxially and replaceably
in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and has the used
newspapers stackable therein.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve has an open and circular-shaped
bottom and an open and circular-shaped top that forms an open mouth that
receives the used newspapers being stacked in the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh
bag has a circular-shaped bottom and a circular-shaped and open top that
forms a mouth that coaxially and removably receives the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve while conforming snugly thereto
and is coaxially and removably disposed in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container and further is manufactured of the
material that is compatible with the pulping processes used for recycling
the used newspapers at the paper mills and thereby eliminates the
contaminates which require labor and time to remove which reduces the
value of the used newspapers that have been bundled wherein the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag captures and bundles the used
newspapers stacked in the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve when the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve is removed from both the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container and the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag which remains in
the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container with the used
newspapers captured therein until the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh
bag with the used newspapers captured therein is removed, as the bundle of
the used newspapers, from the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container without the need for using the ties to tie the used newspapers
to form the bundle which is then disposed of for recycling.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a generally
elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base that is oriented
obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container so as to allow the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped to be inclined when rested on a horizontal
surface and assist in stacking the used newspapers.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber that extends coaxially
therein from sightly above, and inclined to, the generally
elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container to, and opening into, the
circular-shaped and open top of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has an internal
circumferential ledge that extends circumferentially around the
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and is disposed slightly below,
and parallel to, the circular-shaped and open top of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a
longitudinally-oriented pedestal that is fixedly attached to the outer
surface of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and
extends vertically downwardly from the circular-shaped and open top of the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, perpendicularly to the
generally elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base of the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and provides a wider
footprint for better balance of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container so as to prevent the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container from falling over as a result of
its incline.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the longitudinally-oriented pedestal of
the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container has a recess therein
that extends longitudinally therealong, from slightly above the generally
elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and tapering upwardly therefrom,
towards the circular-shaped and open top of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and provides a step for placement
of a foot of a user so as to add stability when the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein are removed.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a hinge block that
extends longitudinally along, and is fixedly attached to, the outer
surface of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, and
which is disposed diametrically opposite to the longitudinally-oriented
pedestal of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container further has a shallow and
circular-cylindrically-shaped cover that is hingedly attached to the hinge
block of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, by a hinge
pin, and which selectively opens and closes the circular-shaped and open
top of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sits replaceably in, and
substantially conforms to, the circular-cylindrically-shaped internal
chamber in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve further has a
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip that
extends circumferentially therearound, and radially outwardly therefrom,
and is disposed below, and parallel to, the open and circular-shaped top
of the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the circumferentially-disposed and
radially-outwardly-extending lip of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve rests on the internal
circumferential ledge in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
container, with the open and circular-shaped top of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve extending slightly upwardly
past the circular-shaped and open top of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container, when the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve is positioned in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the hinge block of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container extends upwardly past the
circular-shaped and open top of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped container so as to allow the open and
circular-shaped top of the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve to clear the shallow and circular-cylindrically-shaped cover
of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container when the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve is positioned
in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and the shallow
and circular-cylindrically-shaped cover is closed.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve further has a substantially
C-shaped handle that is pivotally attached thereto, via a pair of
diametrically-opposed handle mounting throughbores disposed therein, at a
position between the open and circular-shaped top of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and the
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve so as to allow
the substantially C-shaped handle of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve to be pivoted downwardly and
not protrude past the open and circular-shaped top of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve when the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve is positioned in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and container and the shallow and
circular-cylindrically-shaped cover of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and container is closed.
YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the circular-shaped bottom of the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag abuts against the open and
circular-shaped bottom of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve and the circular-shaped and
open top of the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag abuts against the
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve when the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve is removably
received in the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag.
STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a newspaper
recycling disposal system wherein the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh
bag is recycled kraft so as to be compatible with the pulping processes
used for recycling the used newspapers at paper mills, by virtue of
eliminating the ties that are incompatible, and thereby eliminating
contaminates which require labor and time to remove which reduces the
value of the used newspapers that have been bundled.
FINALLY, YET STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a
method of using a newspaper recycling disposal system to stack and bundle
used newspapers with a weight while eliminating need for using ties to tie
the used newspapers to form a bundle wherein the bundle is compatible with
pulping processes used for recycling the used newspapers at paper mills,
by virtue of eliminating the ties that are incompatible, and thereby
eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove which
reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been bundled, the
method comprising the steps of inserting a replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve of the newspaper recycling
disposal system through a circular-shaped and open top of a
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag of the newspaper recycling disposal
system wherein the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag is manufactured
of the material being compatible with the pulping processes used for
recycling the used newspapers at the paper mills and thereby eliminating
contaminates which require labor and time to remove which reduces the
value of the used newspapers that have been bundled; capturing the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve snugly and
coaxially in the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag; abutting a
circular-shaped bottom of the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag
against an open and circular-shaped bottom of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve; abutting the circular-shaped
and open top of the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag against a
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve; inserting the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve through an open
top of a generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container of
the newspaper recycling disposal system; capturing the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve substantially conformingly and
coaxially in a circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber in the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container; resting
the circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve on a
circumferential ledge in the circular-cylindrically-shaped internal
chamber in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container; extending an open and circular-shaped top of the replaceable
and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve slightly upwardly past the
open top of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container; inserting the used newspapers through the open and
circular-shaped top of the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped
rigid sleeve; stacking the used newspapers in the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve, until the used newspapers
being stacked are ready for disposal and recycling; grabbing a
substantially C-shaped handle of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve; inserting a foot of a user
into a recess in a longitudinally-oriented pedestal of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container to add stability;
removing the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve
from both the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container and the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag; retaining the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container, by virtue of the weight of the used newspapers impacting on the
circular-shaped bottom of the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag;
grabbing the circular-shaped and open top of the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the used newspapers captured
therein; and, removing the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag with the
used newspapers captured therein from the circular-cylindrically-shaped
internal chamber in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and
inclined container, through the open top of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container.
The novel features which are considered characteristic of the present
invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself,
however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together
with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood
from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and
understood in connection with the accompanying drawing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The figures on the drawing are briefly described as follows:
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the present invention with the
cover in the closed position;
FIG. 2 is a partial cross sectional view of the present invention with the
cover in the open position and with the sleeve and the bag, which captures
the sleeve, being inserted into the container;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic fragmented perspective view of the
present invention with the cover in the open position and with newspapers
stacked in the sleeve awaiting bundling and removal;
FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic fragmented side elevational view of the present
invention with the cover in the open position and with the sleeve being
removed from the container and causing the stacked newspapers to be
captured and bundled in the bag that is being removed from the container;
and
FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the bag with the newspapers
captured therein so as to be bundled and being held by a user and ready
for recycling disposal.
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LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING
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10 newspaper recycling disposal system of the present invention
12 generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container
13 container longitudinal axis
14 container generally elliptically-shaped, flat, and
horizontally-oriented base
16 horizontal surface
17 container circular-shaped and open top
18 container circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber
19 container outer surface
20 container internal chamber circumferential ledge
22 container longitudinally-oriented pedestal
24 container pedestal recess
26 container hinge block
28 container shallow and circular-cylindrically-shaped cover
30 cover hinge pin
32 replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve
34 sleeve open and circular-shaped bottom
36 sleeve open and circular-shaped top
37 newspapers
38 the sleeve circumferentially-disposed and radially-
outwardly-extending lip
40 sleeve substantially C-shaped handle
42 sleeve pair of diametrically-opposed handle mounting
throughbores
44 circular-cylindrically-shaped and mesh bag
46 bag circular-shaped bottom
48 bag circular-shaped and open top
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring now to the figures in which like numerals indicate like parts,
the newspaper recycling disposal system of the present invention is shown
generally at 10.
The configuration of the newspaper recycling disposal system 10 can best be
seen in FIGS. 1-4, which are a diagrammatic perspective view of the
present invention with the cover in the closed position, a partial cross
sectional view of the present invention with the cover in the open
position and with the sleeve and the bag, which captures the sleeve, being
inserted into the container, an enlarged diagrammatic fragmented
perspective view of the present invention with the cover in the open
position and with newspapers stacked in the sleeve awaiting bundling and
removal, and a diagrammatic fragmented side elevational view of the
present invention with the cover in the open position and with the sleeve
being removed from the container and causing the stacked newspapers to be
captured and bundled in the bag that is being removed from the container,
respectively, and as such will be discussed with reference thereto.
The newspaper recycling disposal system 10 includes a generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 that has a
container longitudinal axis 13 and a container generally
elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base 14 that is
oriented obliquely to the container longitudinal axis 13 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 so as to allow the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 to be
inclined when rested on a horizontal surface 16 and assist in stacking the
used newspapers.
The generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
further has a container circular-shaped and open top 17 and a container
outer surface 19.
The generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
further has a container circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber 18
that extends coaxially in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and
inclined container 12, from sightly above, and inclined to, the container
generally elliptically-shaped, flat, and horizontally-oriented base 14 of
the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 to,
and opening into, the container circular-shaped and open top 17 of the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12.
The generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
further has a container internal chamber circumferential ledge 20 that
extends circumferentially around the container
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber 18 in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12, and is disposed
slightly below, and parallel to, the container circular-shaped and open
top 17 of the generally circular-circular-cylindrically-shaped and
inclined container 12.
The generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
further has a container longitudinally-oriented pedestal 22 that is
fixedly attached to the container outer surface 19 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 and extends
vertically downwardly from the container circular-shaped and open top 17
of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
and perpendicularly to the container generally elliptically-shaped, flat,
and horizontally-oriented base 14 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 and provides a
wider footprint for better balance of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 so as to prevent
the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 from
falling over as a result of its incline.
The container longitudinally-oriented pedestal 22 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 has a container
pedestal recess 24 that extends longitudinally therealong, from slightly
above the container generally elliptically-shaped, flat, and
horizontally-oriented base 14 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 and tapering
upwardly therefrom towards the container circular-shaped and open top 17
of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
and provides a step for placement of a user foot (not shown) of a user
(not shown) to add stability when bundled newspapers are removed.
The generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
further has a container hinge block 26 that extends longitudinally along,
and is fixedly attached to, the container outer surface 19 of the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12, and
which is disposed diametrically opposite to the container
longitudinally-oriented pedestal 22 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12.
The generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
further has a container shallow and circular-cylindrically-shaped cover 28
that is hingedly attached to the container hinge block 26 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 by a cover hinge
pin 30, and which selectively opens and closes the container
circular-shaped and open top 17 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12.
The newspaper recycling disposal system 10 further includes a replaceable
and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 that sits coaxially and
replaceably in, and substantially conforms to, the container
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber 18 in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12, and stacks used
newspapers 37 therein.
The replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 has a
sleeve open and circular-shaped bottom 34 and a sleeve open and
circular-shaped top 36 that forms an open mouth for receiving the used
newspapers 37 that are being stacked in the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32.
The replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 has a
sleeve circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip 38
that extends circumferentially around, and radially outwardly therefrom,
and is disposed below, and parallel to, the sleeve open and
circular-shaped top 36 of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32.
The sleeve circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip
38 of the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32
rests on the container internal chamber circumferential ledge 20 in the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12, with
the sleeve open and circular-shaped top 36 of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 extending slightly upwardly
past the container open top 17 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12, when the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 is
positioned in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container 12.
The container hinge block 26 of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped
and inclined container 12 extends upwardly past the container open top 17
of the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12
so as to allow the sleeve open and circular-shaped top 36 of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 to clear the
container shallow and circular-cylindrically-shaped cover 28 of the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 when the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 is
positioned in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container 12 and the container shallow and circular-cylindrically-shaped
cover 28 is closed.
The replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 further
has a sleeve substantially C-shaped handle 40 that is pivotally attached
thereto, via a sleeve pair of diametrically-opposed handle mounting
throughbores 42 that are disposed in the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32, at a position between the
sleeve open and circular-shaped top 36 of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 and the sleeve
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 so as to
allow the sleeve substantially C-shaped handle 40 of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 to be pivoted downwardly and
not protrude past the sleeve open and circular-shaped top 36 of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 when the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 is
positioned in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container 12 and the container shallow and circular-cylindrically-shaped
cover 28 is closed.
The newspaper recycling disposal system 10 further includes a
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 that eliminates the need for
tying the used newspapers 37, that have been stacked, to form bundles.
The circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 is preferably recycled kraft
so as to be compatible with pulping processes used for recycling used
newspapers at paper mills, by virtue of eliminating ties that are
incompatible, and thereby eliminating contaminates which require labor and
time to remove which reduces the value of the used newspapers that have
been bundled.
The circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 is coaxially and removably
disposed in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined
container 12 and is manufactured of a material that is compatible with
pulping processes used for recycling the used newspapers 37 at paper mills
so as to eliminate contaminates which require labor and time to remove and
reduce the value of the used newspapers 37 that have been bundled.
The circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 has a bag circular-shaped
bottom 46 and a bag circular-shaped and open top 48 that forms a mouth for
coaxially and removably receiving the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32.
The replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 is
removably receivable by the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44,
which conforms snugly thereto.
The bag circular-shaped bottom 46 of the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh
bag 44 abuts against the sleeve open and circular-shaped bottom 34 of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 and the bag
circular-shaped and open top 48 of the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh
bag 44 abuts against the sleeve circumferentially-disposed and
radially-outwardly-extending lip 38 of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 when the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 is removably received in the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44.
The method of using the newspaper recycling disposal system 10 can best be
seen in FIGS. 2-5, and as such will be discussed with reference thereto.
Step 1: As shown in FIG. 2, which is a partial cross sectional view of the
present invention with the cover in the open position and with the sleeve
and the bag, which captures the sleeve, being inserted into the container,
insert the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32
through the bag circular-shaped and open top 48 of the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 which is manufactured of the
material being compatible with the pulping processes used for recycling
the used newspapers at the paper mills and thereby eliminating
contaminates which require labor and time to remove which reduces the
value of the used newspapers that have been bundled.
STEP 2: Capture the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve 32 snugly and coaxially in the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh
bag 44.
STEP 3: Abut the bag circular-shaped bottom 46 of the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 against the sleeve open and
circular-shaped bottom 34 of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32.
STEP 4: Abut the bag circular-shaped and open top 48 of the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 against the sleeve
circumferentially-disposed and radially-outwardly-extending lip 38 of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32.
STEP 5: Insert the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve 32 through the container open top 17 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12.
STEP 6: Capture the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve 32 substantially conformingly and coaxially in the container
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber 18 in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12.
STEP 7: Rest the sleeve circumferentially-disposed and
radially-outwardly-extending lip 38 of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 on the container internal
chamber circumferential ledge 20 in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12.
STEP 8: Extend the sleeve open and circular-shaped top 36 of the
replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 slightly
upwardly past the container open top 17 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12.
STEP 9: As shown in FIG. 3, which is an enlarged diagrammatic fragmented
perspective view of the present invention with the cover in the open
position and with newspapers stacked in the sleeve awaiting bundling and
removal, insert the used newspapers 37 through the sleeve open and
circular-shaped top 36 of the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32.
STEP 10: Stack the used newspapers in the replaceable and
circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32 until the used newspapers 37
being stacked are ready for disposal and recycling.
STEP 11: As shown in FIG. 4, which is a diagrammatic fragmented side
elevational view of the present invention with the cover in the open
position and with the sleeve being removed from the container and causing
the stacked newspapers to be captured and bundled in the bag that is being
removed from the container, grab the sleeve substantially C-shaped handle
40 of the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve 32.
STEP 12: Insert the user foot of the user into the container pedestal
recess 24 in the container longitudinally-oriented pedestal 22 of the
generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12 to add
stability.
STEP 13: Remove the replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid
sleeve 32 from both the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped and
inclined container 12 and the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44.
STEP 14: Retain the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 with the used
newspapers 37 captured therein in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12, by virtue of the
weight of the used newspapers impacting on the bag circular-shaped bottom
46 of the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44.
STEP 15: Grab the bag circular-shaped and open top 48 of the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 with the used newspapers 37
captured therein.
STEP 16: Remove the circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 with the used
newspapers 37 captured therein from the container
circular-cylindrically-shaped internal chamber 18 in the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12, through the
through the container open top 17 of the generally
circular-cylindrically-shaped and inclined container 12.
STEP 17: As shown in FIG. 5, which is a diagrammatic perspective view of
the bag with the newspapers captured therein so as to be bundled and being
held by a user and ready for recycling disposal, the
circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag 44 with the used newspapers 37
captured therein forms the bundle without the need for using the ties to
tie the used newspapers to form the bundle which is then ready for
disposal and recycling.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or
more together, may also find a useful application in other types of
constructions differing from the types described above.
While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a
newspaper recycling disposal system, however, it is not limited to the
details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions,
modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the
device illustrated and its operation can be made by those skilled in the
art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of
the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge,
readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that,
from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute characteristics of the
generic or specific aspects of this invention.
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